By-pass.



E. BURHORN, BY-PASS.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 16, 1907.

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E. BURHDRN.

BY-PASS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1907.

900,479. Patented Oct. e, 1908.

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PATENT OFFICE.

. EDWIN BURHORN, F HOBOKEN, NE -JERSEY;

I No. 900,479; I

Be it known that I, EDWIN BURHoRN, a

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of 'Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in By-Pas'ses, of 1 which the following is a specification;

, My invention relatesto improvements'in a by-pass" for use in connection with a-water meter or similar device, and'the object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective mean'slfor turmng the water or other liquid around the meteror'similar device so that pass through the meter. Fig; 2' is'a sectional I view showing the-valve turned so that the water will flow through the byass. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device. ig. 4, is a detail view partly'in section illustrating the manner of connecting the locking bar with the valve stems. 1 I

Similar letters referl to similar parts throughout the several views In the case a of a meter k'or similar device,

rovide a passage 12 from end-to end and I w rich passage terminates at its ends in the valve seats 0 and cl respectively. --The main the by-pass b.

supply pipe seat eal'so opens into the valvev seat o at one end of theby-pass b and. the main discharge pipe seat f is alsoconnected with the valve seat d at theopposite end of Valves 9 and h are seated in the valve seats. 0 and (1 respectively. :I have shown valves of the conical type but other forms of valve may be used as desired.' These valves are eachpr'ovided with a lateral aperture 9' and apertures g and k h respectively so that-when thevalves are in the posltion shown m Fig. 1 apertures g and It will form a connecting passage between the meter 7: or other deviceand themain supply.

pi e e and dischargepipe f. When the va ves are'in' this position,as shown in Fig.

' 1, the water will'pass through the meter is.

I provide also in eachof the valves lateral respectively branching from the passages, andh. res ectively' in such positlon'that't erotat'ion o therespec tive valveswill causerthem to register with the ends ofthe passage 6. I also provide a v r Specification of Letters Patent. v Appli cationfiledseptember 16,1907. Serial No. 393,058.

Patented Oct. e, 1908,.

apertured cars at each-end,,one pair of such ears straddling the stem of the valve h and being held in such relation by a transverse pinp'assing' through the upper end ofsald ears and the other pair of earsstraddhng the stem of the valve 9 and being held by a padlock, theshackle of which passes through said stem and said ears. v a

" My device being assembled as above dethe position shown in Fi 1, so that the lateral apertures in theva veg will reglster With the sup ly pipe e and themeter k at one side and the Iatera pass through the meter. When it is desiredto disconnect the meter for repa rs or exapertureg in the valve 9 registers with its end of the passage 6 in the case a while the lateral aperture 9 'registers'with the supply pipe e and the valve h is sultably turned so that its maina erture h registers with its end aperture 7& registers with the discharge pipe In this position of the valves thewater leaving the meter 70 free and idle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the character, described, the combination of a casing for a water meter, with a assage therein opening mto the supply anti discharge mains, valves at the ends of said passage whereby the water may be turned into the meter or diverted therefrom through the said passage, and means for looking the valvesagainst movement, substantially as shown and described.

'2. In combination, a casing composed of a mainportion and a by-pass passage which ha its ends terminating at polnts ad acent said main portion of the casing, said by-pass passage being independent of sand mam portion of the casing, a valve seat at each end of said by-passpassage, communicating with said main ortion of the casing, and manually operab e valves in said valve seats constructed in one position thereof to allow of passage b and'will not go through the meter 7 scribed, the valves g and k may be turnedfto' aperture h in the valve h I "will register with the meter lc and the dlscharge pipe f. In this position. the water Wlll f ofthe passage in the case a, while the lateral the passageof fiuld through the main portion means such as the bar '1'. upon. the valves'for, locking them in position.-' The bar '6 has will pass through the valves g and h and the 7 5 'amination-the valves 9 andh are turned to the position shown in Fig. 2 so that the main of the casing, and in another position thereof; amain aperture therein to allow of the flow to allow ofthe passage of t e fluid through of liquid through said main portion in one 15 said b -pas s passage. positlon of the plugs and a branch aperture 3. n combination, a casing composed of a to allow of the flow of the liquid through said main ortion and a by-pass assage which valves and through said b -pass passage in exten s around one side of sai main portion another osition of said va ves. v v and is independent of the latter and has its Signe at New York in the county of New 20 ends terminating adjacent the ends of said York and State of New York, this 30th day main portion, a valve seat at the termination of August A. D. 1907. l of each end of said by-pass passage com- J EDWIN BURHORN. munieating with said'passa e and with said Witnesses: main portion, and a manua y operable turn- I A. BOULOGNE, ing plug, in each valve seat, each plug having JUSTIN S. GALLAND. 

